##s of troops , then remained in the area to provide personnel support for the soldiers as they searched for the killers . the ship ' s personnel took no part in operations ashore , providing only log ##istic and communications support . adelaide returned to australia on 23 november . a small number of australian volunteers fought on both sides of the spanish civil war , although they predominantly supported the spanish republic through the international brigades . the australians were subsequently allocated to the battalions of other nationalities , such as the british battalion and the lincoln battalion , rather than forming their own units . most were radicals motivated by ideological reasons , while a number were spanish @ - @ born migrants who returned
##s of troops, then remained in the area to provide personnel support for the soldiers as they searched for the killers. the ship's personnel took no part in operations ashore, providing only logistic and communications support. adelaide returned to australia on 23 november. a small number of australian volunteers fought on both sides of the spanish civil war, although they predominantly supported the spanish republic through the international brigades. the australians were subsequently allocated to the battalions of other nationalities, such as the british battalion and the lincoln battalion, rather than forming their own units. most were radicals motivated by ideological reasons, while a number were spanish @ - @ born migrants who returned